Am 20.01.2013 13:56, schrieb Tom St Denis:

> You should really try running checkpatch.pl over code that's already in the kernel before you call out new contributors on it.
>
> How is this supposed to not be adversarial when I can't even use the Kernel source itself as a reference?

In case of the kernel the chicken and egg problem can be answered 
without any questions, most source existed before checkpatch.pl (evolved 
to the current state).

Regards,

Alexander